ch. 1. DNA sequencing strategies -- ch. 2. Coding sequence prediction -- ch. 3. Between the genes -- ch. 4. Genome-associated data -- ch. 5. Characterization of gene function through bioinformatics : the early days -- ch. 6. Visualization techniques and tools for genomic data -- ch. 7. Functional annotation -- ch. 8. Automated annotation systems -- ch. 9. Dynamic annotation systems : end-user-driven annotation and visualization -- ch. 10. Web-based workflows -- ch. 11. Analysis pipelines for next-generation sequencing data.